This week Ocean Tomo released its OLED Industry Report examining market opportunities, increased patent activity, and the expansion of intangible asset protection in the OLED industry. Ocean Tomo has extensive experience in OLED, assisting in intellectual property litigation, strategy and transactions for key market players in this complex industry. In the report, Kevin Bennett, Ocean […]
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The Beach Boys’ Masterclass in IP Monetization
The surviving members of the Beach Boys are feeling good vibrations after the group sold a controlling interest in the band’s intellectual property (IP) to Iconic Artist Group (IAG), a brand development and marketing company run by music industry magnate Irving Azoff. The sale included not only the band’s master recordings and publishing rights, but […]
Cybersecurity Industry Update – Okta Acquisition of Auth0
Ocean Tomo Industry Analysts Joseph Sobczak and Sarah Zhu shared with me an important update on the draft of the Ocean Tomo Cybersecurity Report. In the report, they share notable M&A activity in the Cybersecurity space. Among the M&A activities they will report on in their upcoming report is the announcement yesterday from Okta, Inc. […]
Ocean Tomo China IP Litigation Update Part 2
Glenn He of Ocean Tomo China shares an update on 2020 Chinese IP Courts and insight from case rulings with global impact. The official Chinese annual court report is traditionally published in April each year, corresponding to World IP Day. In 2020, Beijing courts reported 66,000 civil and administrative IP cases. As compared to 2015, […]
Ocean Tomo China IP Litigation Update Part 1
Glenn He of Ocean Tomo China shares a legal update focused on the 2020 Amendment to Chinese Patent Law, the formation of a new Chinese IP Court and trade secret guidelines. On October 17, 2020, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress passed the 4th amendment to the Patent Law, which will become effective […]
Illinois Intellectual Property Alliance Five Year Vision and 2021 Strategic Plan
Yesterday the Illinois Intellectual Property Alliance (ILIPA) held its’ inaugural retreat. During the session, the group of leading intellectual property market participants throughout the state of Illinois discussed a framework for a five-year vision for the organization focused on Education & Awareness-building, Ecosystem Development, Value Creation for the State of Illinois, along with near term […]
Ocean Tomo Transactions Surpasses $850 Million in Intellectual Property Transactions in 2020
Earlier today, Ocean Tomo announced the updated performance of its subsidiary Ocean Tomo Transactions, LLC, part of the Advisory Services practice of Ocean Tomo. Ocean Tomo has served as a trusted advisor to large and small operating company patent owners, successfully closing numerous transactions with a cumulative transaction value of over $850 million. Completed transactions […]
Yuliana Sameroynina Speaks to International Audience on Intangible Assets in the Post COVID-19 Economy
Earlier today, Yuliana Sameroynina introduced a paper, co-authored with Ocean Tomo Chief Executive Jim Malackowski, Accelerating Economic Inversion in the Post COVID-19 Economy, to an international audience hosted by the Licensing Executives Society. For more than a decade Ocean Tomo has published studies documenting the growth of intangible asset value as the major component of […]